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"'"Mill ! iiim ihi nT f wit imimiw .. , M , i ' SUBSCRIBED FOR BY MANY BORROWED BY A FEW READ BY ALE La Plata Home Press BEST EQUIPPED JOB OFFICE IN MACON COCNTV l,.K.KST IKC TI-ATION Of AW PAPKK IX THE COUNT TOL. 51; NO. 29. THE LA PLATA HOME PRESS, LA PLATA, MISSOURI THURSDAY, .MARCH 17, 1!I27 1.50 PER YEAR i LOCAL GOLDEN WEDDING ROLL MOUNTS TO 30 NAMES TO BE BROADCASTED SOON Borne Press Will Send Complete List As Applicants For Membership In WOS Association IRS. JANE HOLDEN DIES AT AGE OE 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Holden, 10 years old, died at the home of her (laughter, Mrs. Harriett Bennet at Jacksonville, Mo., last Friday morning The funeral service was held at the daughter's home and burial was made uf. the Oak Grove cemetery in Monroe County. The aged woman was an aunt of Mrs. Thomas Whaley of La Plata. LaPlata's record for matrimonial longevity has been lengthened by the addition of five more names to the list of twenty-five making a to tal, of thirty couples of LaPlata vicin ity who have enjoyed connubial bliss r for fifty years or over. The Home Press has been conduct' ing a campaign to find out the names of all local couples who have cele brated a golden wedding anniversary and this week's enterprise has result ed in the following additions to the list published two weeks ago: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, mar Tied 50 years November 19, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McClain, mar ried 53 years March 5, 1927. '' Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clem, married 51 years November 14, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bundy, married 50 years April 27, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kiper married 50 years March 7, 1927. With a population of only 1800 La Plata claimed the record for matri monial endurance with her twenty-five names two weeks ago and she was hailed all over the state by the press as the champion along that line. With the five additions this week it is jeasonably certain no other town of LaPlata's population can find 30 couples with such records for hv meneal happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soddrell still have the record with their 67 years of life together. The Home Press is mailing the complete list of names to radio sta tion WOS at Jefferson City, which has an informal Golden Wedding as sociation of Missouri, started a few " months ago by Announcer J. D. Heiny, The club, at a recent count, has a total membership of 575, and numbers of applicants are coming into the studio daily, mostly from friends and relatives of the 50-year couples. The names will be mailed Friday morning and will probably be broadcasted Sat urday morning at 9:00 o'clock. The Golden Wedding couples are usually announced at 9 o'clock. A golden wedding certificate will be issued to each couple which has weathered the matrimonial storms of 50 years or more, Heiny said. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Warren, of Memphis have the state record for conjugal longevity, according to dis patches from Memphis. They will have been married 73 years on March 29 this year. Mr. Warren is 96 years old and his mate four years his Junior. Both are In good health and plan to obseive their "3rd wedding anniversary.Three other couples have been married 72 years. Another set of matrimonial veterans has 225 living descendants, and the WOS record. The club first started when Heiny included golden wedding announcements in hi daily news digest broadcast by the state radiophone. Voluntary contributions started to pour In nnd the golden wedding roll has mounted rapidly. A CORRECTION In our issue of last week in the Daniels' Meat Market Ad we ran the price of 50-lb. can of Swift's Silver Leaf lard at 12 1-2 cents per pound which should have read 15 1-2 cents per pound. Owing to this error the Daniels' Meat Market was quite rush ed with customers wanting to take ad vantage of the cut in price. ON VISIT TO CHICAGO Mrs. Eddie Burton of Bozeman, Montana, who came here to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. O. R Thomas, which was held at Brook- field, left this week accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. L. Crawford to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs. C. M. Spencer in Chicago. LA PLATA GIRL IS RADIOFAVORITE Miss Inez Parliaiu, Now in Houston, Texus, to Make Record. VALUE OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS GROWS AFTER USAGE MAKES THEM NECESSARY ELECTRIC LIGHTS, CITY M ATER AND SEWERAGE AND THE AUTOMO RILE WERE CONSIDERED LI XI HIES UNTIL PROVED ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES BY USE Dixie's favorite radio entertainers a duet which includes Miss Inez i'r.rham, a former LaPlata girl, we lave learned from a Houston, Texas dispatch. Miss Parhani and Babe Tritsch, the other member of the duo. .vill broadcast from KPRC, Houston, Texas, March 28th at 8:30 p. m. All numbers used on the program are by Uabe Fritsch. This poular duo will record for one of the leading record firm the latter part of March. Miss Parham lived in LaPlata until 1922,. when she moved with her moth er, Mrs. Clara Parham, to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where she played the piano in some prominent orchestras. She received her initial musical training from LaPlata instructors. Mrs. Parham and her daughter moved to Hous ton, Texas about a year ago and Miss Inez has been gaining wide popularity as a radio entertainer through her several programs broadcast from that place. She is a niece of Mack Derr this city. As we come to the Special Election on our voting money to do the city's part of paving you have perhaps decided how you are going to vote. You have never been able to get anything worthwhile unless you paid for it. Take all the modern improvements of the past years for illustration: 1st. ELECTRIC LIGHTS 2nd. CITY WATER KUTi SEWERAGE 3rd. THE AUTOMOBILE. These things were at first considered luxuries, but now are almost neces sities. True, we can do without them, some of us do, but what would the city be without lights? Although you do not have them in your house, you want them on the streets. Do you realize that you are paying about 13 1-2 cents on the hundred dollar valuation for this purpose. Say that we can get our street dragging and grading for an average of $1500 per year. e pay about 12c per ?lou tor tins purpose ana one aay can waste all work done the previous day. Think this matter over seriously. Would you move to a town without lights? Would you want to do without water and sewerage? Would you part with your automobile? (without deep regret.) Would you vote to cease paying 13 l-2c for lights and 12c for the purpose of keeping up the dirt street? Every citizen wants a nice, dry, smooth street passing his home. He per haps doesn't set foot or vehicle once a week on that portion of it yet the mud, deep ruts, and grassy weedy condition is obnoxious to him. The same feeling is held by the merchant down town. He does not use the street himself p rhaps any more than the residential citizen, but he must have a way for the public to get to his store. He wants to put up the money for his paving and he is expecting the people to cooperate with him in putting a permanent, street around the park. There is absolutely no excuse for VOTING NO on this proposition except that it is going to cost each of us a trif , and as we have mentioned before. it is th'e best investment we can make. Get behind this movement. Push it! Talk it! If others are not exactly seeing as you do explain it, but at the same time, let's bear in mind that we are all homefolks, and if you are willing to help by your VOTE YES, that you are not going to be sorry in the future that no town ever expressed re gret at paving. Let's be 100 per cent boosters. Rooters, get out and vote and take some other fellow with you and next season of mud let's not have it "said you can not get down town in LaPlata. We have done our part. Won't you do yours? VOTE YES ON YOUR BALLOT MONDAY, MARCH 28. BULLDOGS NAMED AS ONE OE FOUR BEST TEAMS IN TOURNEY Although LaPlata's basketeers were defeated in the Kirksville tournament held at the Kirk Auditorium Friday and Saturday, they were placed with Canton, Warrenton and LaGrange as the best four teams there. The placing was made by coaches there who agreed that there were too many players theer to pick an all-star team and merely mentioned the four teams playing the best brand of basketball. The cups went to Warrenton and Atlanta. WILKERSON'S HOME FROM LONG TRIP GUESTS OF RELATIVES HERE Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dever, who have been in Ft. Madison where Mr Dever has been in a hospital recov ering from injuries he received a few weeks ago while on the Santa Fe are spending a few days in LaPlata with Mrs. Dever's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Narron and family. Mr. anil Mrs. W. E. Wilkerson Traveled in S States Since August HOME FROM HOSPITAL Eudema, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Mack Derr, was released from the Grim-Smith hospital in Kirksville Monday and returned to her home here, accompanied by her parents. She is getting along nicely. of MISS MARTHA BERRY WINS SPELLING CONTEST Miss Martha Berry, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Berry of Gifford. won first prize In the coun ty spelling contest held at Macon last Friday. Miss Berry formerly lived at LaPlata and is a senior at Gifford. J. B. SPENCER BECOMES 80 YEARS OLD; DECLARES PAVING ISSUE IS PARAMOUNT Has Been di Business 55 Years; Lived; .arch J2, 1847 in a log schoolhouse, A Temperate Life. and came to Missouri by wagon. His parents settled in Marion county but later took out land in Adair coun ty. In 1872 he began business here, Watching the business prospects of LaPlata throush a periscope of 55 years' experience Mr. Spencer de clares paving is the greatest issue that has been put before the city's voters since it was started as a city, Taitiir is Vital" "I swore I would never vote to increase the people's taxes any more," ENTER CONTEST AT MACON Misses Marie Cooper and Martha Frances Donechy went to Macon Sat urday as entrants in the spelling contest from the grades here. Both made good grades. They were accompanied by Marie's mother, Mrs. W. T. Tuggle. DR. R. C. MC MANIS DJESJN MISS. rrnr1j lirntM Herrj Mated t Misi.slp,i la I9ii Word renched here this week of the death of Dr. R. C. McManls of Gulf Port, Mississippi, death occurring at a hospital in Gulf Port last Satur day and burial was made on Monday at DeUsle. Miss. Dr. McManis will be veil remember ed here, having practiced dentirsty In LaPlata for a number of year. He moved to Mississippi In September 142S. His ir is a sister of C. g Swarthout of this city. Dr. McManis leaves bis wife, two sisters and one brother: Miss Georgia McManis of Brattle. WanshUrton: a married sister of Texas, and James McManis. I no of the state of Teaas. The community ettends rnpatty to the bereaved re 1st ires. J KIN CHRISTIE WINS DECLAMATORY CONTEST Miss Jean Christie went to M.tcon Saturday to enttr the declamatory contest. She won first prize In the grade children's contest. Mrs. D. S Christie, her mother, accompanied her to Macon. A man who is still "in the harness" selling seeds and implements to the farmers here for his fifty-fifth consecutive year, is LaPlata's oldest business man and oue of the keenest humorists. J. B. Spencer celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary Saturday, March 12, and made a statement undoubtedly intended to show his belief there Is no usefulness here after one attains the century mark. "A friend wrote me a card of con gratulation on my birthday and ndvis- Mr. Spencer said, "but I'm going to ed me to stay in business twenty years vote for the paving proposition be-more and then retire." Mr. Spencer cause we've got to have it. I think said. "But. pshaw! I'd be a hundred it's the most vital issue that lias then. I wouldn't be worth klllin'." been before us since LaPlata first Mr. Spencer is In excellent health started. We have made many inland his wife declares he has never provements now wc have a nice had a serious illness during his waterworks and sewerage system j lifetime. He gets about with an nlac- and we've got to have paving. rity creditable to a much younger "It's hard to Judge the business man and still enjoys a good fox hunt, future of the city. Business in t a? His penchant for a good Joke Is good now as It has lxen in other well known among his townsmen and times and Urn afraid the hard roads he greatly delights in playing a -will take some of the business away, good prank on his wife, who is C.. Paving ought to brighten tin- luisi- He tells with great est how he arous- ness outlook. I will have to pay ns ed her concern one night by pretend- much taves. probably, as many of ing he was dying and caused her to them, and it will cost me a great deal CIRCUIT COURT TO OPENJARCH 31 Eighteen Cases Set for The Two Days Which Will Be Before Drain. LaPlata Circuit Court will open here Monday, March 21 with a small docket. Only eighteen cases will be tried. The following are the cases set for the two days' hearing: Minnie B. Keller vs T. J. Smith, partition. Ella Wright vs Ex parte, change of name. Verna R. Jennings vs Wilson Jennings, divorce. Edward White vs Maud B. White, divorce. G. W. Boley, et al. vs Milton Trultt, et. al, quiet title. . Frank Gross vs Wabash R. R. Co., damage. W. M. Gower vs Geo. Adams, debt. W. L. Scherer vs Jacob Gorden, damage. Mrs. James I. Sears and Herbert Sears vs William Rennick and Minnie Rennick, account. Chas. W. Crossan vs National Sure ty Co.. of N. Y.. debt. W. I. Davis vs Gay S. Wilson, note. Mrs. Cora Park vs P. M. Gross, debt. Rose Debatin vs O. F. Lindley, ad ministrator of Estate of James Rid dle, deceased, debt. C. B. Sykes vs A. T. & S. F. Rail way Co.. damage. L. A. Albright, et al vs C. W. Rash. note. C. W. Paul vs R. A. Long, account. K. F. Hayden vs Olsa M. Scott, ac count. Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Wilkerson returned last Thursday from a seven month's trip in western and southern states. They left there by auto last August, going to Colorado to spend several weeks. From Colorado they went to Ratoon, New Mexico, where they visited the family of Lias Busy, old friends, formerly of Knox Count. Santa Fe, New Mexico was their net stop and they were there for the Armistice Day parade which was given by an Indian- band, consisting of 700 Indian boys and girls, dressed in blue and white suits, the parade stretching 7 blocks from the State Capitol. They left there for Alberquerque, driving through the deserts, the petrified forests and on the rim of the Grand Canyon to Phoenix, Arizona. From there they went to California where they boarded a steamship to Tewantee, Mexico and from there they went back to Calexico, Califor nia and were there when the city was struck by earthquakes which almost destroyed it. Cement walks were bulged, sewer pipes bursted and other parts of the city destroyed. From Calexico they traveled the Mexico border a distance of 1400 miles to Sabinol, Texas, wheer they found the peach and apple trees had shed their bloom and the oats were knee high. "Then we thought it was time to come home," Mr. Wilkerson says. A visit was made in Kansas on their way home, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson driving 212 miles the first day and 100 miles the second day. They failed to find mud from the time they left Excelsior Springs last fall until they reached LaPlata last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson traveled a total distance of 8,000 miles. They left Texas February 28. and and Cen- GRAHAM W E R T Charles Graham, son of Mr. Mrs. James Graham of LaPlata Miss Mable H. Wert of Grundy ter, Iowa were married in Macon last Thursday at l:3rt o'clock at the office of the Probate Judge, Albirtie Wright. They will make their home inLa-Plata. ATTENDS IINERU. AT MILI.RD Dr. S. W. Saunders went to Millard Sunday to attend the funeral of John Mahaffey an aged citizen of that place. Or. Saunders was a member of the choir at Millard years ago when Mr. Mahaffey was the choir director and was asl't-d by Mrs. Mahaffey lo sins at the funeral. MISS EE ELY VISITS HERE Miss Gertrude Feely of Shelbyville visited her sister, Miss Elaine, here the last of the week. Miss Feely is student at the University of Missouri and has been honored by being elected to membership In the Delta Tail Gamma sorority. RETl RNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. F. B. Christie relurned from the Mayo Hospital at Rochcstt r, Minnesota Friday, where she underwent an operation. She was accompanied by her daughter, .Mrs. John Monaghan, who had been willi her during her illness. t NM RGfll ft ftri ttTIOT Fred Ijefbnndjrutli nnderwenl an operation for the reno t of hi tonsils at the ofire of Dr. . M Bnlkley bere yewierday. I A I. lambre of Atlanta assisting II RE AT WOODS HOME The fire department was called out last Thursday evening lo extinguish the fire at the Orral Woods home on the highway. The flames were soon extinguished and not much damage done. VISIT RELATIVE HI KE W. W. Price of Sturgeon came Monday evening for a visit with Ralph Reesman and family. He also visited with Dr. T. Paul Smith and family. Jump for the telephone to call a doctor.Mr. Spencer it seems undignified to call sueb a spry old man his sobriquet, "Uncle Joe," has never used tobacco or liquor and Is still a hearty eater, his wife says. Iltirn in I. SchMlliMe He was born in Franklin, Kentucky but I'm J. D. MILES SPENDS FEW HOI RS III RE J. 1). Milis of Atlanta was a visitor! has t I CUES KM! El DOR UiO SPRIX.S TO M KE HOME Miss Margaret Fisher, who ha j been the gueM of her mother, j Joseph Mirrnian. lias gone to rado Spring to make her home , her brother. Mrs. it 1o l-iTLita for several weiks. Mrs to pave in from of the stori noimr to vote tor it." ! here Tuesday. Mr Mil c-........... .t..i.,.t...i ll- l.liili. ! ill of the fin and this I.- d ir hv a dinner Sunday, partaken of. hv hi two sons. Rog.r and Cole-! -Miles, who has a'so been quite I'.l. is man. Mr. rnd Mrs. C. T. Snow of At- 'r ""proving. I mi: i FRED GASH DIES AT BRIMSON, MO. lanta and Miss Icy Faueht. Eighty randies were placed on the birthday! cake. RETURN TO Till IK HOME IN lOI.ORtDO Mr. and Mrs. X. C. Cilbreath left yesterday for their home in Center. C olorado after a visit bere at the T. F. Cilbreath home and with other it I enves. LOST Lit vnsi: HOME I ROM klKKMII I l: IIOM'ITW. Foster Vose returned here Friday from tbe Grim-Smith bo-pit.il in Kirksville where lie underwent an operation. Foster Is a s-nior in school bere. NEW SCHOOL IT SHI I BYYII I F. The school board at FhelbyTille is working on plans for a building. An election to rote the bonds is etperted te be railed noon. RETURN TO Kl.Tlf.K Mrs. Kajcaaer returned to Barter Aatardsy morning after a week's rt-tt with her danrbter. Mrs. Leslie Dawdy and family bere. MM TO 10 Mater Pas I ruber left y-rsterda fnr Iowa berr be will make hit boote mkh relatives RETl UN TO ILLINOIS .(ITER YlsIT HERE ttll.l. RETl RN I ROM HOsPITU. Miss Daphne Byerley. who recently I ROM ET. MiDlsON IN ROUTE TO MM ON j Mrs. Mynle GrifTtih and daughter.! Hi'rn ijpf of Ft. Madison. Iowa, were' here yesterday between trains en louie to Macon to visit Mr. and Mrs U 8. Easley. ! lbdj Shipped Here Ur Hnrial I nn eral al ItnptM Chunk Ernest James left Sunday for Paris, underwent an operation for appendi- IllinoU after a few day's visit here itla. will be released from the Crim-with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith bopital tomorrow and will re-James and family. j turn to her home bere. 1IMT PARENT HTIE (TTI.NIt HAIKU. (T MIII.IRU Mrs. Ray West U II of LaBetle ep-a Mr. and Mrs. Everett !-on. Earl tbe week -end bere with her parents. Long and Mrs Vies Baldwin attends Mr. and Mrs. C. M Donglas and her tbe fnrteral of John MahaftVy In Mil- Mer. Mr. Ed Brokaw. lard ftnaday. ON 11MT TO (Oi l -Rll Mrs. Poima J. Hrn left fetards fnr f'olafnbta to tit her djinabler. Mrs (lara .V-ioa HIRE IKOM I IMRKIM.E. III. r. V. Ijrim of amhrMce. Ill was here the laof of tb w-k looking arter bis farm smita of IjiPtata. 1IMI HIRE EN LOUIE TO ( Oi l Mlllt. MO. Mrs. H. n. Sherwood of Wyaconda. vi-it-d Mrs. Mary ( lough and family !me yesterday between trains, while en loute to Columbia to visit her tau;btrs. who Is in school th-re. i iirs r iiHUir home here Mr. and Mrs. M. r. Morris and naathter. Willi, of ShelhyTilk-. Ind is a- and Mrs. Robert Ford ice also of Is liana, spent last week here with Thomas Whaley and family. T RD HUE RiRT HOT Mr and Mr. J-ie Ward of Kirk rill- announce the birth of an II 1-2 pound baty son. bom Tw-day Mr Ward a nsrr of Vr r O I'ranrt of EaPla'a The remains of Fred Gash, who died at Brimson. Missouri last Tuesday, were shipped here last night and tak-(D to the home of his aunt. Mrs. 8. I. Gash in North LaPlata and funeral services were held this afternoon at the Baptist church at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rct. La vera MrDavitt of Wnoxvllle. Illinois, a former pastor of the family. Deceased was bom June P. 1') and lived in and around Firm r before going to Brimson several years ago. He had been in ill health for rcreral months and his death came not nnetpeded. although a shock to his family and friends. He leaves his wife two brothers. Iwin Gash and Emmett Gash of near 1 .a Plats, also bis mother. Mrs. Bud Gash of Elmer, other relatives and many friends. Tbe deceased is well known bere and at Elmer and rommanity and the iny friend eitend deepest sympathy to the relatives in their hour of sad brrearewem 9

"'"Mill ! iiim ihi nT f wit imimiw .. , M , i ' SUBSCRIBED FOR BY MANY BORROWED BY A FEW READ BY ALE La Plata Home Press BEST EQUIPPED JOB OFFICE IN MACON COCNTV l,.K.KST IKC TI-ATION Of AW PAPKK IX THE COUNT TOL. 51; NO. 29. THE LA PLATA HOME PRESS, LA PLATA, MISSOURI THURSDAY, .MARCH 17, 1!I27 1.50 PER YEAR i LOCAL GOLDEN WEDDING ROLL MOUNTS TO 30 NAMES TO BE BROADCASTED SOON Borne Press Will Send Complete List As Applicants For Membership In WOS Association IRS. JANE HOLDEN DIES AT AGE OE 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Holden, 10 years old, died at the home of her (laughter, Mrs. Harriett Bennet at Jacksonville, Mo., last Friday morning The funeral service was held at the daughter's home and burial was made uf. the Oak Grove cemetery in Monroe County. The aged woman was an aunt of Mrs. Thomas Whaley of La Plata. LaPlata's record for matrimonial longevity has been lengthened by the addition of five more names to the list of twenty-five making a to tal, of thirty couples of LaPlata vicin ity who have enjoyed connubial bliss r for fifty years or over. The Home Press has been conduct' ing a campaign to find out the names of all local couples who have cele brated a golden wedding anniversary and this week's enterprise has result ed in the following additions to the list published two weeks ago: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, mar Tied 50 years November 19, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McClain, mar ried 53 years March 5, 1927. '' Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clem, married 51 years November 14, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bundy, married 50 years April 27, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kiper married 50 years March 7, 1927. With a population of only 1800 La Plata claimed the record for matri monial endurance with her twenty-five names two weeks ago and she was hailed all over the state by the press as the champion along that line. With the five additions this week it is jeasonably certain no other town of LaPlata's population can find 30 couples with such records for hv meneal happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soddrell still have the record with their 67 years of life together. The Home Press is mailing the complete list of names to radio sta tion WOS at Jefferson City, which has an informal Golden Wedding as sociation of Missouri, started a few " months ago by Announcer J. D. Heiny, The club, at a recent count, has a total membership of 575, and numbers of applicants are coming into the studio daily, mostly from friends and relatives of the 50-year couples. The names will be mailed Friday morning and will probably be broadcasted Sat urday morning at 9:00 o'clock. The Golden Wedding couples are usually announced at 9 o'clock. A golden wedding certificate will be issued to each couple which has weathered the matrimonial storms of 50 years or more, Heiny said. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Warren, of Memphis have the state record for conjugal longevity, according to dis patches from Memphis. They will have been married 73 years on March 29 this year. Mr. Warren is 96 years old and his mate four years his Junior. Both are In good health and plan to obseive their "3rd wedding anniversary.Three other couples have been married 72 years. Another set of matrimonial veterans has 225 living descendants, and the WOS record. The club first started when Heiny included golden wedding announcements in hi daily news digest broadcast by the state radiophone. Voluntary contributions started to pour In nnd the golden wedding roll has mounted rapidly. A CORRECTION In our issue of last week in the Daniels' Meat Market Ad we ran the price of 50-lb. can of Swift's Silver Leaf lard at 12 1-2 cents per pound which should have read 15 1-2 cents per pound. Owing to this error the Daniels' Meat Market was quite rush ed with customers wanting to take ad vantage of the cut in price. ON VISIT TO CHICAGO Mrs. Eddie Burton of Bozeman, Montana, who came here to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. O. R Thomas, which was held at Brook- field, left this week accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. L. Crawford to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs. C. M. Spencer in Chicago. LA PLATA GIRL IS RADIOFAVORITE Miss Inez Parliaiu, Now in Houston, Texus, to Make Record. VALUE OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS GROWS AFTER USAGE MAKES THEM NECESSARY ELECTRIC LIGHTS, CITY M ATER AND SEWERAGE AND THE AUTOMO RILE WERE CONSIDERED LI XI HIES UNTIL PROVED ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES BY USE Dixie's favorite radio entertainers a duet which includes Miss Inez i'r.rham, a former LaPlata girl, we lave learned from a Houston, Texas dispatch. Miss Parhani and Babe Tritsch, the other member of the duo. .vill broadcast from KPRC, Houston, Texas, March 28th at 8:30 p. m. All numbers used on the program are by Uabe Fritsch. This poular duo will record for one of the leading record firm the latter part of March. Miss Parham lived in LaPlata until 1922,. when she moved with her moth er, Mrs. Clara Parham, to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where she played the piano in some prominent orchestras. She received her initial musical training from LaPlata instructors. Mrs. Parham and her daughter moved to Hous ton, Texas about a year ago and Miss Inez has been gaining wide popularity as a radio entertainer through her several programs broadcast from that place. She is a niece of Mack Derr this city. As we come to the Special Election on our voting money to do the city's part of paving you have perhaps decided how you are going to vote. You have never been able to get anything worthwhile unless you paid for it. Take all the modern improvements of the past years for illustration: 1st. ELECTRIC LIGHTS 2nd. CITY WATER KUTi SEWERAGE 3rd. THE AUTOMOBILE. These things were at first considered luxuries, but now are almost neces sities. True, we can do without them, some of us do, but what would the city be without lights? Although you do not have them in your house, you want them on the streets. Do you realize that you are paying about 13 1-2 cents on the hundred dollar valuation for this purpose. Say that we can get our street dragging and grading for an average of $1500 per year. e pay about 12c per ?lou tor tins purpose ana one aay can waste all work done the previous day. Think this matter over seriously. Would you move to a town without lights? Would you want to do without water and sewerage? Would you part with your automobile? (without deep regret.) Would you vote to cease paying 13 l-2c for lights and 12c for the purpose of keeping up the dirt street? Every citizen wants a nice, dry, smooth street passing his home. He per haps doesn't set foot or vehicle once a week on that portion of it yet the mud, deep ruts, and grassy weedy condition is obnoxious to him. The same feeling is held by the merchant down town. He does not use the street himself p rhaps any more than the residential citizen, but he must have a way for the public to get to his store. He wants to put up the money for his paving and he is expecting the people to cooperate with him in putting a permanent, street around the park. There is absolutely no excuse for VOTING NO on this proposition except that it is going to cost each of us a trif , and as we have mentioned before. it is th'e best investment we can make. Get behind this movement. Push it! Talk it! If others are not exactly seeing as you do explain it, but at the same time, let's bear in mind that we are all homefolks, and if you are willing to help by your VOTE YES, that you are not going to be sorry in the future that no town ever expressed re gret at paving. Let's be 100 per cent boosters. Rooters, get out and vote and take some other fellow with you and next season of mud let's not have it "said you can not get down town in LaPlata. We have done our part. Won't you do yours? VOTE YES ON YOUR BALLOT MONDAY, MARCH 28. BULLDOGS NAMED AS ONE OE FOUR BEST TEAMS IN TOURNEY Although LaPlata's basketeers were defeated in the Kirksville tournament held at the Kirk Auditorium Friday and Saturday, they were placed with Canton, Warrenton and LaGrange as the best four teams there. The placing was made by coaches there who agreed that there were too many players theer to pick an all-star team and merely mentioned the four teams playing the best brand of basketball. The cups went to Warrenton and Atlanta. WILKERSON'S HOME FROM LONG TRIP GUESTS OF RELATIVES HERE Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dever, who have been in Ft. Madison where Mr Dever has been in a hospital recov ering from injuries he received a few weeks ago while on the Santa Fe are spending a few days in LaPlata with Mrs. Dever's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Narron and family. Mr. anil Mrs. W. E. Wilkerson Traveled in S States Since August HOME FROM HOSPITAL Eudema, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Mack Derr, was released from the Grim-Smith hospital in Kirksville Monday and returned to her home here, accompanied by her parents. She is getting along nicely. of MISS MARTHA BERRY WINS SPELLING CONTEST Miss Martha Berry, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Berry of Gifford. won first prize In the coun ty spelling contest held at Macon last Friday. Miss Berry formerly lived at LaPlata and is a senior at Gifford. J. B. SPENCER BECOMES 80 YEARS OLD; DECLARES PAVING ISSUE IS PARAMOUNT Has Been di Business 55 Years; Lived; .arch J2, 1847 in a log schoolhouse, A Temperate Life. and came to Missouri by wagon. His parents settled in Marion county but later took out land in Adair coun ty. In 1872 he began business here, Watching the business prospects of LaPlata throush a periscope of 55 years' experience Mr. Spencer de clares paving is the greatest issue that has been put before the city's voters since it was started as a city, Taitiir is Vital" "I swore I would never vote to increase the people's taxes any more," ENTER CONTEST AT MACON Misses Marie Cooper and Martha Frances Donechy went to Macon Sat urday as entrants in the spelling contest from the grades here. Both made good grades. They were accompanied by Marie's mother, Mrs. W. T. Tuggle. DR. R. C. MC MANIS DJESJN MISS. rrnr1j lirntM Herrj Mated t Misi.slp,i la I9ii Word renched here this week of the death of Dr. R. C. McManls of Gulf Port, Mississippi, death occurring at a hospital in Gulf Port last Satur day and burial was made on Monday at DeUsle. Miss. Dr. McManis will be veil remember ed here, having practiced dentirsty In LaPlata for a number of year. He moved to Mississippi In September 142S. His ir is a sister of C. g Swarthout of this city. Dr. McManis leaves bis wife, two sisters and one brother: Miss Georgia McManis of Brattle. WanshUrton: a married sister of Texas, and James McManis. I no of the state of Teaas. The community ettends rnpatty to the bereaved re 1st ires. J KIN CHRISTIE WINS DECLAMATORY CONTEST Miss Jean Christie went to M.tcon Saturday to enttr the declamatory contest. She won first prize In the grade children's contest. Mrs. D. S Christie, her mother, accompanied her to Macon. A man who is still "in the harness" selling seeds and implements to the farmers here for his fifty-fifth consecutive year, is LaPlata's oldest business man and oue of the keenest humorists. J. B. Spencer celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary Saturday, March 12, and made a statement undoubtedly intended to show his belief there Is no usefulness here after one attains the century mark. "A friend wrote me a card of con gratulation on my birthday and ndvis- Mr. Spencer said, "but I'm going to ed me to stay in business twenty years vote for the paving proposition be-more and then retire." Mr. Spencer cause we've got to have it. I think said. "But. pshaw! I'd be a hundred it's the most vital issue that lias then. I wouldn't be worth klllin'." been before us since LaPlata first Mr. Spencer is In excellent health started. We have made many inland his wife declares he has never provements now wc have a nice had a serious illness during his waterworks and sewerage system j lifetime. He gets about with an nlac- and we've got to have paving. rity creditable to a much younger "It's hard to Judge the business man and still enjoys a good fox hunt, future of the city. Business in t a? His penchant for a good Joke Is good now as It has lxen in other well known among his townsmen and times and Urn afraid the hard roads he greatly delights in playing a -will take some of the business away, good prank on his wife, who is C.. Paving ought to brighten tin- luisi- He tells with great est how he arous- ness outlook. I will have to pay ns ed her concern one night by pretend- much taves. probably, as many of ing he was dying and caused her to them, and it will cost me a great deal CIRCUIT COURT TO OPENJARCH 31 Eighteen Cases Set for The Two Days Which Will Be Before Drain. LaPlata Circuit Court will open here Monday, March 21 with a small docket. Only eighteen cases will be tried. The following are the cases set for the two days' hearing: Minnie B. Keller vs T. J. Smith, partition. Ella Wright vs Ex parte, change of name. Verna R. Jennings vs Wilson Jennings, divorce. Edward White vs Maud B. White, divorce. G. W. Boley, et al. vs Milton Trultt, et. al, quiet title. . Frank Gross vs Wabash R. R. Co., damage. W. M. Gower vs Geo. Adams, debt. W. L. Scherer vs Jacob Gorden, damage. Mrs. James I. Sears and Herbert Sears vs William Rennick and Minnie Rennick, account. Chas. W. Crossan vs National Sure ty Co.. of N. Y.. debt. W. I. Davis vs Gay S. Wilson, note. Mrs. Cora Park vs P. M. Gross, debt. Rose Debatin vs O. F. Lindley, ad ministrator of Estate of James Rid dle, deceased, debt. C. B. Sykes vs A. T. & S. F. Rail way Co.. damage. L. A. Albright, et al vs C. W. Rash. note. C. W. Paul vs R. A. Long, account. K. F. Hayden vs Olsa M. Scott, ac count. Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Wilkerson returned last Thursday from a seven month's trip in western and southern states. They left there by auto last August, going to Colorado to spend several weeks. From Colorado they went to Ratoon, New Mexico, where they visited the family of Lias Busy, old friends, formerly of Knox Count. Santa Fe, New Mexico was their net stop and they were there for the Armistice Day parade which was given by an Indian- band, consisting of 700 Indian boys and girls, dressed in blue and white suits, the parade stretching 7 blocks from the State Capitol. They left there for Alberquerque, driving through the deserts, the petrified forests and on the rim of the Grand Canyon to Phoenix, Arizona. From there they went to California where they boarded a steamship to Tewantee, Mexico and from there they went back to Calexico, Califor nia and were there when the city was struck by earthquakes which almost destroyed it. Cement walks were bulged, sewer pipes bursted and other parts of the city destroyed. From Calexico they traveled the Mexico border a distance of 1400 miles to Sabinol, Texas, wheer they found the peach and apple trees had shed their bloom and the oats were knee high. "Then we thought it was time to come home," Mr. Wilkerson says. A visit was made in Kansas on their way home, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson driving 212 miles the first day and 100 miles the second day. They failed to find mud from the time they left Excelsior Springs last fall until they reached LaPlata last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson traveled a total distance of 8,000 miles. They left Texas February 28. and and Cen- GRAHAM W E R T Charles Graham, son of Mr. Mrs. James Graham of LaPlata Miss Mable H. Wert of Grundy ter, Iowa were married in Macon last Thursday at l:3rt o'clock at the office of the Probate Judge, Albirtie Wright. They will make their home inLa-Plata. ATTENDS IINERU. AT MILI.RD Dr. S. W. Saunders went to Millard Sunday to attend the funeral of John Mahaffey an aged citizen of that place. Or. Saunders was a member of the choir at Millard years ago when Mr. Mahaffey was the choir director and was asl't-d by Mrs. Mahaffey lo sins at the funeral. MISS EE ELY VISITS HERE Miss Gertrude Feely of Shelbyville visited her sister, Miss Elaine, here the last of the week. Miss Feely is student at the University of Missouri and has been honored by being elected to membership In the Delta Tail Gamma sorority. RETl RNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. F. B. Christie relurned from the Mayo Hospital at Rochcstt r, Minnesota Friday, where she underwent an operation. She was accompanied by her daughter, .Mrs. John Monaghan, who had been willi her during her illness. t NM RGfll ft ftri ttTIOT Fred Ijefbnndjrutli nnderwenl an operation for the reno t of hi tonsils at the ofire of Dr. . M Bnlkley bere yewierday. I A I. lambre of Atlanta assisting II RE AT WOODS HOME The fire department was called out last Thursday evening lo extinguish the fire at the Orral Woods home on the highway. The flames were soon extinguished and not much damage done. VISIT RELATIVE HI KE W. W. Price of Sturgeon came Monday evening for a visit with Ralph Reesman and family. He also visited with Dr. T. Paul Smith and family. Jump for the telephone to call a doctor.Mr. Spencer it seems undignified to call sueb a spry old man his sobriquet, "Uncle Joe," has never used tobacco or liquor and Is still a hearty eater, his wife says. Iltirn in I. SchMlliMe He was born in Franklin, Kentucky but I'm J. D. MILES SPENDS FEW HOI RS III RE J. 1). Milis of Atlanta was a visitor! has t I CUES KM! El DOR UiO SPRIX.S TO M KE HOME Miss Margaret Fisher, who ha j been the gueM of her mother, j Joseph Mirrnian. lias gone to rado Spring to make her home , her brother. Mrs. it 1o l-iTLita for several weiks. Mrs to pave in from of the stori noimr to vote tor it." ! here Tuesday. Mr Mil c-........... .t..i.,.t...i ll- l.liili. ! ill of the fin and this I.- d ir hv a dinner Sunday, partaken of. hv hi two sons. Rog.r and Cole-! -Miles, who has a'so been quite I'.l. is man. Mr. rnd Mrs. C. T. Snow of At- 'r ""proving. I mi: i FRED GASH DIES AT BRIMSON, MO. lanta and Miss Icy Faueht. Eighty randies were placed on the birthday! cake. RETURN TO Till IK HOME IN lOI.ORtDO Mr. and Mrs. X. C. Cilbreath left yesterday for their home in Center. C olorado after a visit bere at the T. F. Cilbreath home and with other it I enves. LOST Lit vnsi: HOME I ROM klKKMII I l: IIOM'ITW. Foster Vose returned here Friday from tbe Grim-Smith bo-pit.il in Kirksville where lie underwent an operation. Foster Is a s-nior in school bere. NEW SCHOOL IT SHI I BYYII I F. The school board at FhelbyTille is working on plans for a building. An election to rote the bonds is etperted te be railed noon. RETURN TO Kl.Tlf.K Mrs. Kajcaaer returned to Barter Aatardsy morning after a week's rt-tt with her danrbter. Mrs. Leslie Dawdy and family bere. MM TO 10 Mater Pas I ruber left y-rsterda fnr Iowa berr be will make hit boote mkh relatives RETl UN TO ILLINOIS .(ITER YlsIT HERE ttll.l. RETl RN I ROM HOsPITU. Miss Daphne Byerley. who recently I ROM ET. MiDlsON IN ROUTE TO MM ON j Mrs. Mynle GrifTtih and daughter.! Hi'rn ijpf of Ft. Madison. Iowa, were' here yesterday between trains en louie to Macon to visit Mr. and Mrs U 8. Easley. ! lbdj Shipped Here Ur Hnrial I nn eral al ItnptM Chunk Ernest James left Sunday for Paris, underwent an operation for appendi- IllinoU after a few day's visit here itla. will be released from the Crim-with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith bopital tomorrow and will re-James and family. j turn to her home bere. 1IMT PARENT HTIE (TTI.NIt HAIKU. (T MIII.IRU Mrs. Ray West U II of LaBetle ep-a Mr. and Mrs. Everett !-on. Earl tbe week -end bere with her parents. Long and Mrs Vies Baldwin attends Mr. and Mrs. C. M Donglas and her tbe fnrteral of John MahaftVy In Mil- Mer. Mr. Ed Brokaw. lard ftnaday. ON 11MT TO (Oi l -Rll Mrs. Poima J. Hrn left fetards fnr f'olafnbta to tit her djinabler. Mrs (lara .V-ioa HIRE IKOM I IMRKIM.E. III. r. V. Ijrim of amhrMce. Ill was here the laof of tb w-k looking arter bis farm smita of IjiPtata. 1IMI HIRE EN LOUIE TO ( Oi l Mlllt. MO. Mrs. H. n. Sherwood of Wyaconda. vi-it-d Mrs. Mary ( lough and family !me yesterday between trains, while en loute to Columbia to visit her tau;btrs. who Is in school th-re. i iirs r iiHUir home here Mr. and Mrs. M. r. Morris and naathter. Willi, of ShelhyTilk-. Ind is a- and Mrs. Robert Ford ice also of Is liana, spent last week here with Thomas Whaley and family. T RD HUE RiRT HOT Mr and Mr. J-ie Ward of Kirk rill- announce the birth of an II 1-2 pound baty son. bom Tw-day Mr Ward a nsrr of Vr r O I'ranrt of EaPla'a The remains of Fred Gash, who died at Brimson. Missouri last Tuesday, were shipped here last night and tak-(D to the home of his aunt. Mrs. 8. I. Gash in North LaPlata and funeral services were held this afternoon at the Baptist church at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rct. La vera MrDavitt of Wnoxvllle. Illinois, a former pastor of the family. Deceased was bom June P. 1') and lived in and around Firm r before going to Brimson several years ago. He had been in ill health for rcreral months and his death came not nnetpeded. although a shock to his family and friends. He leaves his wife two brothers. Iwin Gash and Emmett Gash of near 1 .a Plats, also bis mother. Mrs. Bud Gash of Elmer, other relatives and many friends. Tbe deceased is well known bere and at Elmer and rommanity and the iny friend eitend deepest sympathy to the relatives in their hour of sad brrearewem 9